Jim Leavitt
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- Seasons coached
- 39
- First season
- 1978
- Teams
- 13
Career
18 stints
1970s
- 1978–1979MissouriGraduate Assistant
1980s
- 1980–1981DubuquedcLinebackers
- 1982MorningsideSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 1983–1987Morningsidedc
- 1988IowaAssistant Coach
- 1989Iowa (GA)Head Coach
1990s
- 1990–1991Kansas StateLinebackers
- 1992–1995Kansas StateCo-Defensive CoordinatorLinebackers
2000s
- 2000–2009South FloridaHead Coach
2010s
- 2011–2014San Francisco 49ersLinebackers
- 2015ColoradoDefensive Coordinator
- 2016ColoradoAssistant Coach
- 2017OregonDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2018OregonCo-Defensive CoordinatorInside Linebackers
- 2019Florida StateAssistant Coach
2020s
- 2020Florida AtlanticDefensive Coordinator
- 2021SMUHead Coach
- 2021SMUDefensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
11 mentors, 30 protégés, 10 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
44
- 2021A. J. RickerMentored · SMU
- 2021Chidera Uzo-DiribeMentored · SMU
- 2021David GruMentored · SMU
- 2021Garrett RileyMentored · SMU
- 2021Josh MartinMentored · SMU
- 2021Kenny PerryMentored · SMU
- 2021Ra'Shaad SamplesMentored · SMU
- 2021Sonny DykesCoached under · SMU
- 2021Stefan McClureMentored · SMU
- 2021Trey HavertyMentored · SMU
- 2020Willie TaggartCoached under · Florida Atlantic
- 2019Mark CalaCoached under · Florida State
- 2019Odell HagginsCoached under · Florida State
- 2019Willie TaggartCoached under · Florida State
- 2018Mario CristobalCoached under · Oregon
29 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
53
- 2022Rhett LashleeSucceeded by · SMU
- 2022Scott SymonsSucceeded by · SMU
- 2021Kevin KaneSucceeded · SMU
- 2021Mike StoopsSucceeded by · Florida Atlantic
- 2021Sonny DykesSucceeded · SMU
- 2020Carlos LocklynSucceeded by · Florida State
- 2020Glenn SpencerSucceeded · Florida Atlantic
- 2019Andy AvalosSucceeded by · Oregon
- 2019Mario Edwards Sr.Succeeded · Florida State
- 2019Mickey AndrewsSucceeded · Florida State
- 2019Odell HagginsSucceeded · Florida State
- 2019Odell HagginsSucceeded by · Florida State
- 2019Willie TaggartSucceeded · Florida State
- 2019Willie TaggartSucceeded by · Florida State
- 2018Keith HeywardSucceeded by · Oregon
38 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
39 seasons
- South FloridaHead coach · 2000–200910
- MorningsideCoordinator · 1982–19876
- San Francisco 49ersPosition coach · 2011–20144
- Kansas StateCoordinator · 1992–19954
- OregonCoordinator · 2017–20182
- Kansas StatePosition coach · 1990–19912
- DubuqueCoordinator · 1980–19812
- MissouriAnalyst · 1978–19792
- SMUCoordinator · 20211
- SMUHead coach · 20211
- Florida AtlanticCoordinator · 20201
- Florida StatePosition coach · 20191
- ColoradoPosition coach · 20161
- ColoradoCoordinator · 20151
- Iowa (GA)Head coach · 19891
- IowaPosition coach · 19881
Pipeline
5 of 15 coordinators
- 14 seasonsRod Smithunder at South Florida 2001 · head coach at Illinois2020
- 9 seasonsDavid Blackwellunder at South Florida 2009 · head coach at East Carolina2018
- 9 seasonsJohn Hendrickunder at South Florida 2008 · head coach at Jackson State2018
- 4 seasonsDan McCarneyunder at South Florida 2007 · head coach at North Texas2011
- 1 seasonMike Canalesunder at South Florida 2000 · head coach at North Texas2010
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Jim Leavitt. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.